Berlin 2026: UK films and co-productions

Discover the UK films and co-productions announced so far at the 76th annual Berlinale.

An incredible 28 UK titles have been revealed across the Competition, Perspectives, Panorama, Berlinale Special, Generation, Berlinale Shorts, Forum, and Forum Expanded strands.

We're delighted to see 6 co-productions backed by the UK Global Screen Fund, 2 features backed by the BFI Filmmaking Fund, 2 documentaries backed by BFI Doc Society, 2 series backed by the BBC and 4 titles backed by Film4 across the programme as well as many more enticing UK titles - a great year for the UK at Berlin!

Check them out below...

EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS | Dir. Grant Gee | Wris. Mark O'Halloran, Owen Martell
World Premiere | Ireland, UK
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

DUST | Dir. Anke Blondé | Wri. Angelo Tijssens
World Premiere | Belgium, UK, Poland, Greece
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

NIGHTBORN | Wri-dir. Hanna Bergholm | Wri. Ilja Rautsi
World Premiere | Finland, UK, Lithuania, France
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

QUEEN AT SEA | Wri-dir. Lance Hammer
World Premiere | UK, USA

ROSEBUSH PRUNING | Dir. Karim Aïnouz | Wri. Efthimis Filippou
World Premiere | Italy, Germany, Spain, UK
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

LADY | Wri-dir. Olive Nwosu
European Premiere | UK, Nigeria
Supported by BFI, Film4, Screen Scotland

THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING | Dir. Sophie Heldman | Wri. Flora Nicholson
World Premiere | Germany, Switzerland, UK
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

THE MOMENT | Wri-dir. Aidan Zamiri | Wris. Aidan Zamiri, Bertie Brandes
International Premiere | USA, UK

DOUGLAS GORDON BY DOUGLAS GORDON | Dir. Finlay Pretsell
World Premiere | UK, France
Supported by BFI Doc Society Fund, Screen Scotland

ANIMOL | Dir. Ashley Walters | Wri. Nick Love
World Premiere | UK
Supported by BFI, Film4

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING | Wri-dir. Dara Van Dusen
World Premiere | Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden
Supported by the UK Global Screen Fund

FILIPIÑANA | Wri-dir. Rafael Manuel
International Premiere | Singapore, UK, Philippines, France, Netherlands
Supported by Film4

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | Wr-dir. Mona Fastvold | Wris. Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
German Premiere | USA, UK

TUTU | Dir. Sam Pollard
World Premiere | UK

LORD OF THE FLIES | Dir. Marc Munden | Wri. Jack Thorne
European Premiere | UK
Supported by BBC Studios

MINT | Wri-dir. Charlotte Regan
World Premiere | UK
Supported by BBC Studios

THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM | Dir. Mark Cousins
European Premiere / World Premiere | UK
Supported by Screen Scotland

ABRACADABRA | Wri-dir. Amay Mehrishi
World Premiere | UK, India

RIDING TIME | Dirs. Roopa Gogineni, Farhaan Mumtaz
International Premiere | UK, France
Supported by BFI Doc Society Fund

UNDER THE WAVE OFF LITTLE DRAGON | Wri-dir. Luo Jian
European Premiere | UK
Supported by BFI and Film4 Future Takes

SUNNY DANCER | Wri-dir. George Jaques
World Premiere | UK
Supported by Screen Scotland

THE THREAD | Dir. Fenn O'Meally
International Premiere | UK

MUSCLE | Dir. Karimah Ashadu
International Premiere | Italy, UK, USA, Germany, Nigeria

THE RECCE | Dir. Daniel Mann
World Premiere | UK, Germany

THE WEARY HOURS OF TWO LAB ASSISTANTS | Dir. Burak Çevik
World Premiere | Turkey, Germany, UK, Croatia

WE DEH HERE | Wri-dir. Maybelle Peters
German Premiere | UK

RIVER DREAMS | Dir. Kristina Mikhailova
World Premiere | Kazakhstan, Switzerland, UK

CHUURAA | Dir. Evgenia Arbugaeva
World Premiere | UK